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Limiting Size of Popup Windows

Question: How do you limit the size of a help file definition window? When I program a pop-up window for a definition, its as big as the main Help window

Opening a Topic Through Code

Question: What steps do I take to open/ retrieve a particular help topic (usingContext string/ID) of a Help File? Answer: This code, using the CommonDialog control, could be put behind

Binding to a Database

Question: Is it possible to bind a cell in a grid with a database field (as we can do for text boxes and some other controls)? Answer: In VB3, the

Wait Window

Question: My VB application accesses Oracle on VAX and it takes atleast15 secs to get connected to Oracle. How can I display a waitwindow/msgbox/form while it is trying to connect

Parsing String for E-Mail Address

Question: I semi-understand InStr, however, lets say I am trying to parse e-mail addresses and test for “@”. How do I find my way to the beginning and end of

Installable ISAM Errors

Question: I am trying to write an application which will provide the ability todynamically add or update tables in an Access .MDB database. Everything inthe application runs when I do

Breaking String into Bytes

Question: How can I convert a string with three individual bytes of data to different bytes? I am sending Data1,Data2,Data3 as String and I want to receive string and convert

Loading Bitmaps

Question: I am having trouble transferring a bitmap that I loaded withthe LoadBitmap call from a resource to a picturebox. Howdo I do that? Answer: The LoadBitmap call returns you